Well folks everybody is using Fresnos but there were more and better these come from a 1907 book here after referred to as Kerkman:

This should give an Idea of what was used around 1900.

Poker Mind

In the late 50s we had a fresno on the ranch Dad was buying. We didn't need to move dirt often, but when a little needed to be moved, one person would man the fresno, the other a small Ford tractor. You had to be careful when dumping it, the handles would really flip over. Later we got a 3 point hitch design, it was smaller but no extra person was needed to operate it. Safer also

BTW, if you read R.G. LeTourneau's biography, one year when he couldn't rent a scraper for his work, he used his welding skills to weld one together that was bigger and better. If you ever get a look at it, the bronze weld parts are courtesy of Mrs. LeTourneau's curtain rods - cash ran short.